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Latest News in Telecommunications

  • September 30, 2026

    FCC Opens 2 Spectrum Bands For Satellite Services

    The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday opened two portions of spectrum totaling more than 1,000 megahertz to expand satellite broadband as part of a long-range plan to free up the airwaves for space-based activities.

  • September 30, 2026

    T-Mobile Users' Rate Hike Class Claims Sent To Arbitration

    Consumers in a proposed class action against T-Mobile over alleged wireless plan rate hikes must arbitrate their claims individually, a Washington federal judge said Tuesday, agreeing with the company the customers consented to an arbitration pact by continuing to use and pay for service after receiving notice of updated terms.

  • September 30, 2026

    Paramount Can't Ax Most Claims In Pluto TV Privacy Action

    A California federal judge Tuesday allowed seven claims to proceed in an amended action alleging Paramount Skydance Corp. unlawfully disclosed the personally identifiable information of children who streamed content on its Pluto TV service, finding the parents sufficiently alleged privacy injuries after an earlier dismissal.

  • September 30, 2026

    FCC Eases Federal Enviro Reviews Of Broadband Projects

    The Federal Communications Commission voted Wednesday to substantially pare back environmental impact reviews of broadband deployment projects.

  • September 29, 2026

    Geico Call Class Sunk After Plaintiff Tosses Phone In River

    A Maryland federal judge has refused to certify a class of thousands of insurance claimants who received allegedly unauthorized prerecorded medical appointment reminders from a scheduling vendor retained by Geico, finding that factors such as the plaintiff's decision to throw his cellphone into the Mississippi River made him an inadequate class representative.

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Telecommunications

Areas of Coverage

  • AGENCIES
  • Federal Communications Commission
  • Federal Trade Commission
  • U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  • White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
  • National Telecommunications and Information Administration
  • State and local telecom regulators
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • Antitrust, consumer protection, and privacy controls
  • Telecom lobbying
  • International telecom regulation and legislation
  • ENFORCEMENT
  • Surveillance investigations and enforcement
  • FCC administrative proceedings
  • Merger reviews
  • LITIGATION
  • Antitrust suits
  • Consumer litigation and class actions
  • Privacy disputes, including government surveillance complaints and data breach suits
  • Intellectual property issues, including piracy actions
  • International trade suits
  • Fights over telecom regulatory limits
  • Labor and employment suits
  • Shareholder litigation
  • Bankruptcy proceedings
  • TRANSACTIONS
  • Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
  • Telecom infrastructure projects
  • Share buybacks and stock splits
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of telecommunications law practices

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  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
  • Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
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